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Noun
1. clandestine Christian (during the Edo period); secret Christian
Wikipedia definition
2. Kakure KirishitanKakure Kirishitan is a modern term for a member of the Japanese Catholic Church that went underground after the Shimabara Rebellion in the 1630s. Main article: Christianity in Japan
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Read “隠れキリシタン” on Japanese Wikipedia
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Other forms
隠れ切支丹 【かくれキリシタン】
Notes
隠れ切支丹: Ateji (phonetic) reading.

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